Chapter 6 Review
Across
- 6. This is the unit in which distances in outerspace are measured.
- 8. ____ and gas are what makes up nebulae.
- 11. The machine that allows you to visualize a sound wave as a transverse wave.
- 12. The term for an area in space where stars are formed.
- 14. The name of the Mars sized planet that hit the earth and formed our moon.
- 15. The sound characteristic determined by a wave's frequency.
- 18. The sound characteristic determined by a wave's amplitude.
- 20. The term for the most recent giant supercontinent.
- 21. The part of the earth's layers you're currently sitting on.
Down
- 1. The term for when two sound waves interact and form a wave with a larger amplitude.
- 2. The plural form of nebula.
- 3. The part of the Earth's layers in which convection currents occur.
- 4. These geological landforms typically occur along the borders between tectonic plates.
- 5. The last name of the scientist who came up with the theory of plate tectonics.
- 7. The term for the interaction between two sound waves that results in a quieter sound.
- 9. The term for the uppermost part of a transverse wave.
- 10. The unit in which frequency is measured.
- 13. The name for the type of waves sound forms.
- 16. The hottest of the Earth's layers.
- 17. Between the moon and the earth, this one is less dense.
- 19. Wavelength and amplitude are both measured in some form of this unit.
- 22. The term for the lowermost part of a transverse wave.